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What blogs and apps can really do for travel websites
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What blogs and apps can really do for travel websites
By Linda Fox | December 12, 2011
Social media experts are forever extolling the SEO, brand visibility, traffic driving and conversion benefits of user-generated content for travel websites... Read More
Agency trio capture two thirds of traffic - Top India travel sites, December 3 2011
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Agency trio capture two thirds of traffic - Top India travel sites, December 3 2011
By PhocusWire | December 11, 2011
MakeMyTrip, Yatra and Cleartrip have managed to capture 65% of web traffic to travel websites in India.... Read More
Imagine what a tourism board could do to its greatest attractions with this technology
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Imagine what a tourism board could do to its greatest attractions with this technology
By Kevin May | December 11, 2011
Dismiss for a moment the fact that it's an ad for mobile handset manufacturer LG, this quite extraordinary use of 3D film and lights in a live setting has enormous potential in travel.... Read More
Best of Tnooz Last Week - New models, Simpler APIs, Cheeky biogs, Consumer interest
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Best of Tnooz Last Week - New models, Simpler APIs, Cheeky biogs, Consumer interest
By PhocusWire | December 11, 2011
What were the best articles on Tnooz last week?... Read More
Travel marketing firms merge to create MMGY Global, claim biggest in the world
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Travel marketing firms merge to create MMGY Global, claim biggest in the world
By Kevin May | December 9, 2011
It's not just constant chatter around the industry about consolidation of suppliers and intermediaries - those spending the industry's marketing money are also joining forces.... Read More
Sabre litigation, backed by 100 lawyers, could be resolved before American Airlines reorganizes
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Sabre litigation, backed by 100 lawyers, could be resolved before American Airlines reorganizes
By Dennis Schaal | December 9, 2011
How will the American Airlines bankruptcy filing impact the airline's disputes with Sabre and Travelport?... Read More
Google takes Maps inside airports, see where all this could be heading?
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Google takes Maps inside airports, see where all this could be heading?
By Kevin May | December 9, 2011
Three months after Bing launched its version, Google has decided it is a good idea to give consumers on-the-go access to detailed maps of airports.... Read More
Expedia feeling the heat from TripAdvisor spinoff
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Expedia feeling the heat from TripAdvisor spinoff
By Dennis Schaal | December 9, 2011
Expedia or TripAdvisor? CEOs Dara Khosrowshahi of Expedia or Stephen Kaufer of TripAdvisor? Which company or CEO will be the new darling?... Read More
What else? Tripl, Ski-Hire-Europe and Expedia-WebJet
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What else? Tripl, Ski-Hire-Europe and Expedia-WebJet
By PhocusWire | December 9, 2011
Tripl takes the covers off, Sky-Hire-Europe in ski meta first claim, Expedia and WebJet white label. A round-up of other stories from across the industry.... Read More
Step aside Siri, virtual rivals Lisa, Eva and Anna coming to a smartphone near you
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Step aside Siri, virtual rivals Lisa, Eva and Anna coming to a smartphone near you
By Linda Fox | December 9, 2011
Apple's acquisition of Siri last year, and its launch as part of the iPhone 4S release, has done wonders for the profile of virtual assistants and their potential for the travel space.... Read More
Ryanair can take comfort as big brains crack Captcha but not reCaptcha
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Ryanair can take comfort as big brains crack Captcha but not reCaptcha
By Linda Fox | December 9, 2011
Ryanair shouldn't be too alarmed about the determination of some travel companies to find ways round its reCaptcha security feature to continue to access its flights.... Read More
BabyShowerForGuys teases fathers with travel as they wait for the big day
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BabyShowerForGuys teases fathers with travel as they wait for the big day
By Kevin May | December 9, 2011
TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring US-based BabyShowerForGuys, a destination guide, community and travel search platform for dads-to-be.... Read More
Middle East hotel prices - December 2011 to February 2012
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Middle East hotel prices - December 2011 to February 2012
By PhocusWire | December 9, 2011
Data trends on cheapest hotel rates as well as median rate for three months of three, four and five star hotels across some of the major cities in the Middle East.... Read More
Ash cloud detection technology in tests over Etna, but experts doubt overall impact
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Ash cloud detection technology in tests over Etna, but experts doubt overall impact
By Kevin May | December 9, 2011
As EasyJet continues testing its ash detection kit over a Sicilian volcano, some experts have raised questions over its use and wider adoption in the airline sector.... Read More
Only the CEO of Ryanair would have a biography like this
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Only the CEO of Ryanair would have a biography like this
By Kevin May | December 8, 2011
Love him or hate him (or his airline), Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary certainly knows how to poke fun not only at his own image but much of the business world around him.... Read More
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